Hotels near The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen

We saw it the back of it first on the Netto harbor cruise, which was enough. It's small and we had no reason to see more. However, on a bike trip we did. Again - I guess you have to see it, but I wouldn't make a special trip to get there.

For those visiting Copenhagen there seems to be a great desire to visit the statue, located on the river and easily accessible for pictures, which must be placed in your visit to the city album. To be honest what other places have you heard of in Copenhagen before you arrived, locally the guides don’t speak highly of it, but I for one have the pictures and the keyring, a visit to Copenhagen without the Little Mermaid would be a miss whatever the locals think.

Everybody has heard about this sculpture, actually it does represent Copenhagen. Personally I saw it from the sightseeing boat and was surprised at how small it actually is. I didnt go nearer as the crowd of tourists taking pictures next to it was not a welcome sight. I found Copenhagen is thankfully, much more than the Little Mermaid, so if it is crowded....skip and go explore the city instead!

The walk to see the Little Mermaid is lovely, through a nice park and past a beautiful fountain. The little mermaid herself is an attractive statue, but that'a all. We saw it in September, and despite signs to say you may not stand on the statue, many people were doing it. I can only imagine how crowded it must be in summer!

Everyone told me how tiny this sculpture was and not to bother. They were wrong. We walked from the city center and loved the multitude of sites to see along the way. The parks and walkways are gorgeous and the view from the harbor is lovely. It's not giant, but much bigger than I expected and you can get nice and close. It was an exciting adventure to go find her.

I did a run around the harbour and managed to take a few photos early in the morning (@07:30) before everyone started crowding it (apparantly, later in the day one can barely see it without tourists overcrowding the poor girl)